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Monthly Archives: September 2014

Its National Events Month in October, so what makes a good event?

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, September 30, 2014 — Tourism

Campaign Director at Britain for Events

Ahead of National Events Month October staring tomorrow, Alistair Turner Campaign Director at Britain for Events, tells us what makes a good event. What makes a good event? Is it the quality of the experience, the brilliance of the music, the level of sporting achievement, the educational and entertainment qualities of the speakers? Or is…
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Nearing the end of #walk4peace

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, September 29, 2014 — Culture

Conservative Party politician serving in the House of Lords

Following the wonderful meeting with the Mayor, Stefan Schostok and a visit to the Landesmuseum I had to continue with my journey, leaving Eixe to head towards Brunswick, a journey of 19.8 miles. Today’s walk was idyllic and virtually perfect in every way. There was a McDonalds (creature comforts) halfway at Vechelde where we could…
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A meeting with the Mayor

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, — Culture

Conservative Party politician serving in the House of Lords

On day 40 I was scheduled to walk from Munister to Ladenberger, which would involve walking 21.7 miles. This would take the current total of my walk to 722.0 miles. I didn’t want to leave Munster. I had fallen I love with the city. It was that mix of university, history, politics and church which…
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Tate’s Great Year – Good News for the WHOLE of the UK

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, September 19, 2014 — Culture

Ed Vaizey was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries in May 2010 and promoted to Minister of State for Culture and Digital Industries in 2014.

Great news from Tate this week.  The Matisse show at Tate Modern welcomed 562,622 visitors during its short stay this year, comfortably becoming not only their most successful temporary exhibition ever, but also the first one to top half a million visits.  Congratulations to them and if you, like me, were one of that number…
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Craft and innovation

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, September 18, 2014 — Media, broadband and creative industries

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Hot on the heels of the Crafts Council’s Innovation Programme launch Annie Warburton, Crafts Council Creative Programmes Director, explains how the initiative will drive collaborative innovation and creativity. Robotics, neuroscience, motor racing and pure mathematics are not fields you might immediately link with contemporary craft. Yet all featured at Monday night’s launch of the Crafts…
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FA Skills programme hits 6 million mark

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, September 16, 2014 — Sport

I was delighted to join the Secretary of State Sajid Javid and his counterpart at the Department for Education Nicky Morgan in New Palace Yard last week to celebrate the landmark six millionth place on the FA Skills programme. FA Skills is a football coaching programme that takes place both in and out of school…
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Celebrating our wonderful culture

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, September 11, 2014 — Culture

Twenty years. It’s a long time to keep an annual event running, to keep enthusiasm levels and public interest up. Not even Glastonbury happens every year. But Heritage Open Days – the biggest festival of history in the UK – has taken place on the second week of September every year since 1994. Quietly at…
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Friedensdorf peace walk

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, September 10, 2014 — First World War

Conservative Party politician serving in the House of Lords

Day 22 of my #walk4peace started in Mons with a plan to walk about 27 miles along one road to Charleroi. Unfortunately I was late leaving my hotel, which I always dread as this means walking the final hour or two of my walk in the dark. Heading out of Mons I soon arrived at…
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Great North Run – millionth runner

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, September 5, 2014 — Sport

Helen Grant is the Minister for Sport and Tourism

In the 33 years since it first took place, The Great North Run has become one of the major fixtures in Britain’s incredible annual sporting calendar. A mass participation event that brings thousands of runners back every year and, thanks to the inspirational coverage provided by the BBC, encourages thousands more new entrants to join…
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Tackling long walks like a pro

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, — First World War

Conservative Party politician serving in the House of Lords

One question that is regularly asked when I set myself these challenges is what qualities are needed to tackle such walks? Now some way into my #walk4peace I’ve certainly had the chance to reflect on the qualities needed and thought I would share some of them with you. The first, in my opinion, is purpose.…
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